The strict prohibition on the representation of the human form has channeled artistic creation into architecture and architectural decoration. This book is a magical tour through Central Asia - Khirgizia; Tadjikistan; Turkmenia; and Uzbekistan - a cradle of Ancient civilisations and are pository of the Oriental arts inspired by Buddhism and Islam. There are magnificent; full-colour photographs of the abandoned cities of Mervand Urgench; Khiva; the capital of the Kharezm; with its mausoleum of Sheikh Seid Allahuddin;and; the Golden Road to Samarkand; the Blue City; a center of civilisation for 2;500 years.form has channeled artistic creation into architecture andarchitectural decoration. This book is a magical tourthrough Central Asia - Khirgizia; Tadjikistan; Turkmenia;and Uzbekistan - a cradle of Ancient civilisations and arepository of the Oriental arts inspired by Buddhism andIslam. There are magnificent; full-colour photographs of theabandoned cities of Mervand Urgench; Khiva; the capital ofthe Kharezm; with its mausoleum of Sheikh Seid Allahuddin;and; the Golden Road to Samarkand; the Blue City; acenter of civilisation for 2;500 years.
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